Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Prisons

Summary:

This survey provides nationally representative data on
persons held in federal prisons. The survey was designed to supply
information on individual characteristics of prison inmates, such as
their current offenses and sentences, criminal histories, prior drug and
alcohol use and treatment, gun possession and use, gang membership, and
family background. Data on characteristics of victims and on prison
activities, programs, and services are provided as well. (more info)

This survey provides nationally representative data on
persons held in federal prisons. The survey was designed to supply
information on individual characteristics of prison inmates, such as
their current offenses and sentences, criminal histories, prior drug and
alcohol use and treatment, gun possession and use, gang membership, and
family background. Data on characteristics of victims and on prison
activities, programs, and services are provided as well.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Prisons. Survey of Inmates of Federal Correctional Facilities, 1991. ICPSR06037-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06037.v1

Universe:
All adult inmates in the United States housed in
correctional facilities segregated by sex and operated by the federal
government.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Part 1, Successful Interview Data, contains two
variables, SC3870 and SC3885, that were improperly formatted. These
variables are repeated at the end of the dataset with proper formats as
variables SC3870R and SC3885R.

Methodology

Sample:
The sample was selected from a universe of 81 facilities for
males with a total of 48,166 male inmates and 14 facilities for females
with a total of 4,015 female inmates. The design consisted of two stages
of sampling: (1) stratifying facilities and selecting one facility per
stratum with probability proportional to size, and (2) systematically
selecting the inmates within a chosen facility for inclusion in the
sample.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Restrictions: To preserve respondent confidentiality, certain
identifying variables are restricted from general dissemination.
Aggregations of this information for statistical purposes that preserve
the anonymity of individual respondents can be obtained from ICPSR in
accordance with existing servicing policies.

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1994-03-10

Version History:

2006-01-18 File CB6037.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

2004-10-01 The SAS data definition statements, formerly released
as Parts 2 and 4, have been updated and incorporated with their
respective datasets, now Parts 1 and 2. The SPSS data definition
statements have been updated as well.

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